Light Crash Course Astronomy

Light Crash Course Astronomy

10th Grade

10 Qs

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Light Crash Course Astronomy

Light Crash Course Astronomy

Assessment

Quiz

Physics

10th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-PS4-3, HS-PS4-1, HS-ESS1-2

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is light primarily described as?

A particle

A form of sound

A wave

A chemical reaction

Answer explanation

Light is primarily described as a wave due to its wave-particle duality, exhibiting properties of both waves and particles.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are the two fields that make up light?

Gravity and magnetic

Electric and gravity

Magnetic and nuclear

Electric and magnetic

Answer explanation

Light is composed of two fields: electric and magnetic. These fields interact to form electromagnetic waves.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What determines the energy of light?

Its speed

Its wavelength

Its intensity

Its amplitude

Answer explanation

The energy of light is determined by its wavelength, not its speed, intensity, or amplitude.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What kind of light has the shortest wavelength?

Ultraviolet

Microwaves

Infrared

Gamma rays

Answer explanation

Gamma rays have the shortest wavelength among the options provided.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the color of light emitted by an object depend on?

Its distance from Earth

Its size

Its age

Its temperature

Answer explanation

The color of light emitted by an object depends on its temperature, not its distance from Earth, size, or age.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the key to understanding the Universe according to the text?

Light and its properties

Gravity

Black holes

Time travel

Answer explanation

The key to understanding the Universe according to the text is light and its properties.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What can spectroscopy tell us about an astronomical object?

Its temperature, density, spin, motion, and chemical composition

Its color only

Its age

Its distance from Earth

Answer explanation

Spectroscopy can tell us about an astronomical object's temperature, density, spin, motion, and chemical composition, not just its color, age, or distance from Earth.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS4-4

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